[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.256 # Skandapurana 16.256 Skandapurāṇa 16.256 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.256.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.1) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tato gacchenmahādevi naṃdādityaṃ samāhitaḥ .. naṃdena sthāpitaṃ pūrvaṃ tatraivāmitabuddhinā ..1.. > Īśvara said: > Then one should go with composed mind to Nandāditya, O great goddess, / which was formerly established right there by Nanda of boundless intellect. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.2) naṃdo rājā purā hyāsītsarvalokasukhapradaḥ .. na durbhikṣaṃ na ca vyādhi nākāle maraṇaṃ nṛṇām.. 2 .. > In ancient times there was King Nanda, who gave happiness to all people. / There was neither famine nor disease, nor untimely death for men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.3) tasmiñchāsati dharmajñe na cāvṛṣṭikṛtaṃ bhayam .. kasyacittvatha kālasya pūrvakarmānusārataḥ.. 3 .. > While he, knower of dharma, ruled, there was no fear caused by drought. / But at a certain time, according to his past karma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.4) kuṣṭhena mahatā vyāpto vairāgyaparamaṃ gataḥ.. tena rogābhibhūtena devadevo divākaraḥ.. pratiṣṭhito nadītīre sa ca rogādvimocitaḥ .. 4 .. > he was afflicted with severe leprosy and attained supreme dispassion. / Overcome by that disease, he installed the god of gods, the Sun, / on the bank of the river, and he was liberated from the disease. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.5) .. devyuvāca .. .. kimasau rogavānrājā sārvabhaumo mahīpatiḥ .. tasya dharmaratasyāpi kasmādroga samudbhavaḥ .. 5 .. > The Goddess said: > “Why did that king, a universal monarch, ruler of the earth, become diseased? / Even though he was devoted to dharma, why did disease arise in him?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.6) ..īśvara uvāca .. .. eṣa dharmasadācāro naṃdo rājā pratāpavān .. vyacaratsarvalokānsa vimānavaramāsthitaḥ .. 6.. > Īśvara said: > This powerful King Nanda, whose conduct was righteous, / wandered through all the worlds seated in an excellent aerial chariot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.7) vimānaṃ tasya tuṣṭena dattaṃ vai viṣṇunā svayam .. kāmagaṃ varavarṇena barhiṇena vināditam .. 7 .. > An aerial chariot had been given to him by Viṣṇu himself, who was pleased, / moving at will, resonant with peacocks of excellent color. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.8) sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭho vicaraṃstatra saṃsthitaḥ .. gatavānmānasaṃ divyaṃ saro devagaṇānvitam.. 8 .. > Once, that best of kings, roaming about seated in it, / went to the divine lake Mānasa, accompanied by hosts of gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.9) tatrāpaśyadbṛhatpadmaṃ saromadhyagataṃ sitam .. tatra cāṃguṣṭhamātraṃ tu sthitaṃ puruṣasattamam .. 9 .. > There he saw a large white lotus situated in the middle of the lake, / and in it stood a supreme person the size of a thumb, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.10) raktavāsobhirācchannaṃ dvibhujaṃ tigmatejasam .. taṃ dṛṣṭvā sārathiṃ prāha padmametatsamāhara ..7.1.256.10.. > clothed in red garments, two-armed, of blazing splendor. / Seeing him, he said to his charioteer: ‘Bring this lotus! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.11) idaṃ tu śirasā bibhratsarvalokasya sannidhau .. ślāghanīyo bhaviṣyāmi tasmādāhara mā ciram.. 11 .. > Bearing this on my head in the presence of all the world, / I shall be praised! Therefore bring it without delay!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.12) evamuktastatastena sārathiḥ praviveśa ha .. grahītumupacakrāma tatpadmaṃ varavarṇini.. spṛṣṭamātre tadā padme huṃkāraḥ samapadyata..12.. > Addressed thus by him, the charioteer entered \[the water\], / and began to seize that lotus, O fair-complexioned one. / As soon as the lotus was touched, a roar arose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.13) rājā ca tatkṣaṇāttena śabdena samajāyata .. kuṣṭhī vigatavarṇaśca balavīryavivarjitaḥ .. 13 .. > And instantly, by that sound, the king became / a leper, robbed of his color, deprived of strength and vigor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.14) tathāgatamathātmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa puruṣarṣabhaḥ .. tasthau tatraiva śokārtaḥ kimetaditi ciṃtayan .. 14 .. > Then, seeing himself reduced to such a state, that bull among men / stood right there, afflicted with grief, thinking: ‘What is this?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.15) tasya ciṃtayato dhīmānājagāma mahātapāḥ .. vasiṣṭho brahmaputrastu sa taṃ papraccha pārthivaḥ .. 15 .. > While he was reflecting, the wise Vasiṣṭha of great austerity, / the son of Brahmā, arrived; and the king questioned him: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.16) eṣa me bhagavañjāto dehasyāsya viparyayaḥ .. kuṣṭharogābhibhūtātmā nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe .. 16 .. > ‘O venerable one, this disaster has befallen my body. / Overcome by leprosy, I have no desire to live! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.17) upāyaṃ brūhi me brahmanvyādhitasya cikitsitam .. utāho vratamanyadvā dānaṃ yajñamathāpi vā .. 17 .. > Tell me a means, O brahmin, a cure for me who am diseased, / or else another observance, a gift, or even a sacrifice!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.18) .. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. .. etadbrahmodbhavaṃ nāma padmaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. dṛṣṭamātreṇa cānena dṛṣṭāḥ syuḥ sarva devatāḥ .. 18 .. > Vasiṣṭha said: > ‘This lotus is known as Brahmodbhava, renowned in the three worlds. / As soon as it is seen, all the deities are seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.19) etaddhi dṛśyate dhanyaiḥ padmaṃ kaiḥ kvāpi pārthiva .. etasmindṛṣṭamātre tu yo jalaṃ viśate naraḥ .. 19 .. > This lotus is seen only by certain fortunate persons anywhere, O king. / As soon as it is seen, whatever man enters the water > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.20) sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ padaṃ nirvāṇa māpnuyāt .. eṣa dṛṣṭvā tu te sūto hartuṃ toye praviṣṭavān .. 7.1.256.20 .. > becomes freed from all sins and attains the state of nirvāṇa. / Having seen it, your charioteer entered the water to seize it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.21) tava vākyena rājeṃdra mṛto'sau rogavānbhavet .. brahmaputro'pyahaṃ tena paśyāmi parameśvaram .. 21 .. > By your command, O king of kings, he would have died and become diseased; / but because I am Brahmā’s son, I behold the Supreme Lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.22) ahanyahani cāgacchaṃstvaṃ punardṛṣṭavānasi .. vāṃchaṃti devatā nityamamuṃ hṛdi manoratham .. 22 .. > Coming day after day, you have seen it again. / The deities constantly harbor this desire in their hearts: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.23) mānase brahmapadmaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā snātvā kadā vayam .. prāpsyāmaḥ paramaṃ brahma yadgatvā na punarbhavet..23.. > “When shall we, having seen the lotus of Brahmā in Mānasa and bathed, / attain the supreme Brahman, having reached which there is no rebirth?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.24) idaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ bhūyo dvitīyaṃ śṛṇu pārthiva .. kuṣṭhasya yattvayā prāptaṃ hartukāmena paṃkajam .. .. 24 .. > Hear further the second reason, O king, / for the leprosy that you incurred through wishing to take the lotus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.25) pradyotanastu garbhe'sminsvayameva vyavasthitaḥ .. tavaiṣā buddhirabhavaddṛṣṭvedaṃ varapaṃkajam .. 25 .. > The Sun himself is present inside its womb. / This thought occurred to you upon seeing this excellent lotus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.26) dhārayāmi śirasyenaṃ lokamadhye vibhūṣaṇam .. idaṃ cintayataḥ pāpamevaṃ devena darśitam .. 26 .. > “I shall wear it on my head as an ornament in the midst of the world.” / For you who thought this sin, it was thus shown by the god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.27) tataḥ sarvaprayatnena tamārādhaya bhāskaram .. prasādāddevadevasya mokṣyase nātra saṃśayaḥ ..27.. > Therefore, worship that Sun with all effort. / Through the grace of the god of gods, you will be freed; there is no doubt about this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.28) prabhāsaṃ gaccha rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam .. tatra siddhirbhavecchīghramārttānāṃ prāṇināṃ bhuvi .. 28 .. > Go to Prabhāsa, O king of kings, the sacred ford famous in the three worlds! / There, attainment quickly comes to afflicted creatures on earth.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.29) .. īśvara uvāca .. .. tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ .. prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāsādya māheśvaryāstaṭe śubhe .. 29 .. > Īśvara said: > Having heard those words of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, / he reached the sacred field of Prabhāsa, on the auspicious bank of the Māheśvarī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.30) naṃdādityaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya gaṃdhadhūpānulepanaiḥ .. pūjayāmāsa taṃ devi puṣpairuccāvacaistathā .. 7.1.256.30 .. > established Nandāditya, and worshipped him, O goddess, / with perfumes, incenses, unguents, and diverse flowers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.31) tasya tuṣṭo divānātho varado'hamathābravīt .. 31 .. > The Lord of Day, pleased with him, then said: ‘I am the giver of boons.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.32) .. nanda uvāca .. .. kuṣṭhena mahatā vyāptaṃ paśya māṃ surasattama .. yathā'yaṃ nāśamāyāti tathā kuru divākara .. 32 .. > Nanda said: > ‘Behold me afflicted with severe leprosy, O best among gods! / Act in such a way, O Sun, that it is destroyed! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.33) sānnidhyaṃ kuru deveśa sthāne'sminnityadā vibho .. 33 .. > Make your presence always in this place, O Lord of gods, O pervasive one!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.34) .. sūrya uvāca .. .. nīrogastvaṃ mahārāja sadya eva bhaviṣyasi .. atra ye māṃ samāgatya drakṣyaṃti ca narā bhuvi .. 34 .. > Sūrya said: > ‘You will become free of disease this very moment, O great king! / And whatever men on earth, having come here, will behold me, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.35) saptamyāṃ sūryavāreṇa yāsyaṃti paramāṃ gatim.. atra me sūryavāreṇa sāṃnidhyaṃ saptamīdine .. bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho gamiṣye tvaṃ sukhī bhava .. 35 .. > on a Sunday falling on the seventh lunar day, they will attain the highest state. / Here, on the seventh lunar day with a Sunday, my presence / will be felt, without doubt. I shall depart; be happy!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.36) evamuktvā sahasrāṃśustatraivāṃtaradhīyata .. 36 .. > Having spoken thus, the thousand-rayed Sun vanished right there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.37) nīrogatvamavā pyāsau kṛtvā rājyamanuttamam .. jagāma paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ .. tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā kṛtvā śrāddhaṃ prayatnataḥ .. 37 .. > Attaining freedom from disease and exercising unsurpassed rule, / he went to the supreme abode where the divine Sun dwells. / Having bathed at that sacred ford and performed a śrāddha with diligence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.38) naṃdādityaṃ punardṛṣṭvā na punarmarttyatāṃ vrajeta.. pradadyātkapilāṃ tatra brāhmaṇe vedapārage .. 38 .. > and seeing Nandāditya once again, one will not return to mortal existence. / One should donate a brown cow there to a brahmin who has mastered the Vedas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.39) ahorātroṣito bhūtvā ghṛtadhenumathāpi vā .. na tasya guṇituṃ śakyā saṃkhyā puṇyasya kenacit .. 39 .. > or, having fasted for a day and night, a cow of clarified butter. / The measure of his merit cannot be calculated by anyone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.40) ityevaṃ devadevasya māhātmyaṃ dīptadīdhiteḥ .. kathitaṃ tava suśroṇi sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 7.1.256.40 .. > Thus has the māhātmya of the god of gods, of blazing brilliance, / been told to you, O fair-hipped lady, destroying all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.256.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256.256) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye nandādityamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṭpañcāśaduttaradviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ..256.. > Thus ends the two hundred and fifty-sixth chapter, named 'Description of the Māhātmya of Nandāditya', in the first \[sub-section\], Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya, of the seventh section, Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.256.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.256) · Pramāṇa